Public art policies: best practices. Here are links to some of the art policies in North County, including info from Americans for the Arts on Best Practices for Public Art and an example from the City of San Diego and the City of Pasadena.
Here is a link to the Carlsbad Public Art Policy from 2016 http://www.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=32508 This should be updated in two months…
The public Art Master Plan for the city of Encinitas 2002: http://www.ci.encinitas.ca.us/Portals/0/City%20Documents/Documents/Parks/Arts/Arts%20Master%20Plan.pdf
The city of Solana Beach art policy from 2007:
http://www.ci.solana-beach.ca.us/vertical/Sites/%7B840804C2-F869-4904-9AE3-720581350CE7%7D/uploads/Council_Policy_No._17_-_Master_Art_Policy(1).pdf
The public Art master plan for the city of San Diego for 2004: https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/arts-culture/pdf/pubartmasterplan.pdf
The Del Mar Arts Advisory was only formed in 2017, no art master plan was linked although it was mentioned. https://www.delmar.ca.us/619/Arts-Advisory-Committe
Oceanside, Escondido and Vista have commissioners but no public art plan or policy
Poway, Fallbrook has neither commissioner or public art plan that could be found easily online.
As a sample from outside our county Pasadena 2012: http://cityofpasadena.net/arts/Public_Art_Master_Plan/
University of Kentucky professor did a study on Public Art that is worth reading: 2011
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1087&context=mpampp_etds
Finally, Americans for the Arts has a large section on Public Art Administrators and best practices for public art policies: https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/networks-and-councils/public-art-network/tools-resources/public-art-administrators
Here are their best practices for public art projects: https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/pdf/2016/by_program/networks_and_councils/pan/tools/Best%20PracticesFINAL6.2016.pdf